Turning the other cheek
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"Turn the other cheek" is a phrase in Christian doctrine from the Sermon on the Mount that refers to responding to insult without retort. This passage is variously interpreted as accepting one's predi
Jesus taught turning the other cheek during the Sermon on the Mount.
Christian pacifism
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Christian pacifism is the theological and ethical position according to which pacifism and non-violence have both a scriptural and rational basis for Christians, and affirms that any form of violence
Turning the other cheek
…to responding to insult without retort. This passage is variously interpreted as accepting one's predicament, commanding nonresistance, or advocating Christian pacifism. The phrase originates from the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament. In the Gospel of Matthew chapter 5, an alternative for "an eye for an eye…
Blessed are the Peacemakers (1917) by George Bellows
A Levite reading the Law to the Israelites. The Rambam famously rules that members of the tribe of Levi do not fight in the army.
Ecce Homo (c. 1880) by Antonio Ciseri
Martírio de Santo Hipólito (Martyrdom of Saint Hippolytus) by Cristóvão de Figueiredo